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NUMBER 166, 
UIITED SOIS OF COKFEDERATEVETERANS. 

RALEIGH, N. C. 



TEMPORARILY INSTITUTED JANUARY, 1899. PERMA- 
NENTLY ORGANIZED AND CHARTERED 
MAY, 1900. 



RALEIGH : 

Alford, Bynum & Christophers. Job Printers, 

1900. 



BY-LAWS 



OF 



3{arry Burgwy n(ramp, 

NUMBER 166, 
UmTED SONS OF COIFEDERATE VETERANS. 



RALEIGH, N. C. 



TEMPORARILY INSTITUTED JANUARY, 1899. PERMA- 
NENTLY ORGANIZED AND CHARTERED 
MAY, 1900. 



RALEIGH: 

Alpord, Bynum & Christophers. Job Printers, 

1900. 






Camp Publication, No. i. 
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ARTICLE I. 

NAME. 

As a. tribute, to the memory of Oolonel 
Henry King Burgwyn, Jr., the heroic young 
commander of the Twenty-sixth North Car- 
olina Regiment, who was slain at the Battle 
of Gettysburg, this organization shall be 
known as " Harey Burgwyn Camp, No. 166, 
United Sons of Confederate Veterans." 

ARTICLE II. 



The chief objects of this Camp shall be : 
Section 1. To hand down to future genera- 
tions the record of the unsurpassed bravery, 
the heroic fortitude, and the devotion to duty 
displayed by the soldiers and sailors of the 
South during the struggle for independence 
in which the Confederate States of America 
engaged between the years 1861 and 1865. 

Sec. 2. To receive and preserve such rec- 
ords, relics and other property as shall from 
time to time be committed to the care of the 
Camp by any individual or organization — es- 



pecially the Oamp of United Confederate 
Veterans of Ealeigh, when death shall have 
disbanded their society. 

Sec. 3. To instill into our descendants a 
proper veneration for the spirit and glory of 
their Confederate ancestors, and to bring 
them into association with our organization, 
that they may aid us in accomplishing our 
objects, and finally succeed to and take, up 
our work where we may leave it. 

Sec. 4. To cultivate the ties of friendship 
that should exist among those whose ances- 
tors have shared common dangers, sufferings 
and privations. 

Sec. 5. To use our best efforts in upholding 
the honor and advancing the welfare of our 
re-united country. 

AETICLE III. 

MEMBEKS. 

All male descendants, eighteen years of 
age or upwards, of those who served in the 
Confederate Army or Navy to the close of the 
war, or were honorably retired, or discharged, 
or died in the service, shall be eligible to 
membership in this Camp : Provided, that the 
Camp shall have the right to reject the appli- 
cation of any person who may not be accept- 
able to it. 



ARTICLE IV. 

ADMISSION. 

Section 1. Application for membership shall 
be made upon a printed form provided for this 
purpose, and shall set forth fully the record of 
the applicant's ancestor in the War between 
the States. The record must be certified to 
when practicable by the Committee on Rec- 
ords of any Veteran Gamp, or by some mem- 
ber of the ancestor's command, or by the at- 
tachment of sufficient historical or documen- 
tary evidence to satisfy the Committee on 
Application of its correctness. These records 
shall be carefully preserved. 

Sec. 2. An application for membership shall 
be filed by applicant with the Adjutant, who 
shall refer it to the Committee on Application, 
and, if approved, it shall be acted upon at the 
next meeting of the Camp. 

Sec. 3. Election of members shall be by 
ballot. A negative vote of three shall consti- 
tute the rejection of an application. 

ARTICLE V. 

OFFICERS. 

The officers shall be Commandant, First and 
Second Lieutenant Commander, Adjutant, 
Surgeon, Quartermaster, Chaplain, Treasurer, 
and Color Sergeants. 



ARTICLE VI. 

DUTIES OF THE COMMANDANT. 

The Commandant shall preside at all meet- 
ings of the Camp, and preserve in strict exer- 
cise the rules established by parliamentary 
usage. He shall appoint all committees, and 
sign official letters and documents ; command 
the Camp in all parades, be a member ex 
officio of all committees, and have such other 
duties as are hereinafter set forth. 

ARTICLE VII. 

DUTIES OF THE LIEUTENANT COMMANDERS. 

In the absence of the Commandant, one of 
the Lieutenant Commanders shall discharge 
the duties incumbent upon the position. In 
their absence, the next ranking officer shall 
perform these duties. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

DUTIES OF THE ADJUTANT. 

The Adjutant shall perform all the duties 
belonging to the. position of Secretary. He 
shall write and sign official letters and docu- 
ments, keep minutes of all meetings of the 
Camp and Executive Committee, and be the 
custodian of all manuscripts, etc., belonging 
to the Camp. To assist him, he is empowered 



to appoint as many members of the Oamp as 
may be necessary. 

ARTICLE IX. 

DUTIES OF THE SURGEON. 

The Surgeon shall attend to the physical 
needs of the members on all encampments 
and the like. 

ARTICLE X. 

DUTIES OP THE QUARTERMASTER. 

The Quartermaster shall have charge of all 
arrangements, and shall discharge all duties 
ordinarily required of such officer. The Com- 
mandant shall appoint a special committee, 
of which the Quartermaster shall be chair- 
man, who shall aid in the arrangement for 
any banquet ordered by the Camp. 

ARTICLE XI. • 

QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES OP CHAPLAIN. 

The Chaplain shall be a regularly ordained 
clergyman of a Christian denomination, and 
shall attend to the spiritual needs of the 
Camp. He shall also officiate at all funerals 
of members when requested. 



AKTIOLE XII. 

DUTIES OF THE TEEASURER. 

Section 1. The Treasurer shall collect all 
funds due the Oamp. He shall give bond to 
the Oamp, if required, in such amount and 
with such sureties as may be required by it. 
At each annual meeting he shall make a full 
report. Disbursements shall require the writ- 
ten approval of the Commandant. 

Sec. 2. His books and accounts shall be sub- 
ject to examination at each annual meeting 
by a committee appointed for the purpose. 

AETIOLE XIII. 

COLOR SERGEANTS. 

Whenever the Camp participates in a pa- 
rade or other ceremony, the Commandant 
shall have power to appoint Color Sergeants 
to^ carry the flags of the Camp. 

AETICLE XIV. 

MEETINGS OF THE CAMP. 

Section 1. On the 15th day of the months 
of January, July and October in each year, 
the Oamp shall meet for the transaction of 
business. 

Sec. 2. On the first day of May in each year 
the annual meeting for the election of officers 



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and transaction of other business shall be 
held. 

Sec. 3. Special meetings may be called at 
any time by the Commandant, and it shall be 
his duty to call a special meeting when re- 
quested in writing by six members of the 
Camp. 

Sec. 4. When the day set for meeting falls 
on Sunday the meeting shall be held on the 
Monday following. 

Sec. 5. Five members present at any meet- 
ing shall constitute a quorum. 

Sec. 6. Notice of the meetings shall be given 
in the daily papers of the City of Raleigh. 

ARTICLE XV. 
the executive committee. 

Section 1. The Commandant, Lieutenant 
Commanders, Adjutant, Quartermaster, and 
Treasurer, shall be an Executive Committee, 
of which the Commandant shall be Chairman, 
with full authority to manage the financial 
affairs of the Camp, and generally to look 
after and have charge of all other affairs of 
the Camp, and to report from time to time 
the condition of its finances. 

Sec. 2. Should any office become vacant 
between the regular meetings of the Camp, 
and it be necessary to fill the same at once, 
the Executive Committee shall appoint a 



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temporary officer, subject to the approval of 
the Oamp at its next regular meeting. 

AETICLE XVI. 

DUTIES OF COMMITTEE ON APPLICATION. 

The Committee on Application shall exam- 
ine into, and report upon all applications for 
membership ; and, so far as practicable, verify 
the record of the applicant's ancestor. This 
committee shall consist of three, and shall be 
elected by the Oamp, or appointed by the 
Commandant. 

ARTICLE XVII. 

DUTIES OF COifMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP. 

The Membership Committee shall see that 
all eligible persons are extended an invitation 
to join the Camp. This committee shall con- 
sist of so many as shall be deemed necessary 
by the Commandant, and shall be appointed 
by him. 

ARTICLE XVIII. 

ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 

Section 1. The officers shall be elected by 
ballot on May 1, in each year. 

Sec 2. The committees shall be elected by 
the Oamp or appointed by the Commandant 
on May 1, in each year, to serve for one year. 



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ARTICLE XIX. 

FUNDS. 

Section 1. Each member shall pay an ini- 
tiation fee of One Dollar, which amount shall 
be handed in with his application, or same 
cannot be considered. Said fee shall cover 
all dues for the current year. 

Sec. 2. The yearly dues shall be Fifty Cents, 
which sum shall be due and payable in ad- 
vance on the 15th of April in each year. 

Sec. 3. If upon joining the Camp, a mem- 
ber shall pay the sum of Ten Dollars, it shall 
constitute him a Life Member, and no initia- 
tion fee, or dues for the remainder of his life, 
shall be charged against him. If a person 
already a member becomes a Life Member, 
no deduction on account of past payments 
shall be made from the amount of his life 
membership fee. 

Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer 
to formally notify any member who is in 
arrears one year, and if the amount due be 
not paid in thirty days after such notifica- 
tion, his name shall be dropped from the roll 
of the Camp, and the Adjutant shall notify 
him that his name has been dropped. A 
member, whose name has been dropped, may 
(in the discretion of the Camp) be reinstated 
upon payment of all dues for the time inter- 



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vening between his suspension and reinstate- 
ment. 

Sec, 5. No letter of resignation shall be con- 
sidered until all dues are paid. 

ARTICLE XX. 

MEMORIAL DAY. 

On Memorial Day, May 10, in each year, the 
Camp shall meet upon call of the Command- 
ant to take part in the Memorial services. 

ARTICLE XXI. 

SPONSOR. 

There shall be a Sponsor selected by the 
Commandant to represent the Camp at re- 
unions, gatherings, etc. She must be a de- 
scendant of one who served in the Confederate 
Army or Navy. 

ARTICLE XXII. 

BADGE. 

The Official Badge of the Camp, to be worn 
by members, shall be as provided by the Gen- 
eral Constitution. 

ARTICLE XXIII. 

EXPULSION. 

AVhen any member of the Camp shall be 
guilty of conduct unbecoming a gentleman 



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or man of honor, or wilfully acts in a manner 
detrimentral to the welfare of the Oamp, the 
Camp shall have power by a three-fourths 
vote to expel him from membership. A per- 
son who has been expelled may be restored 
to membership by the unanimous vote of the 
Oamp at any meeting. 

ARTICLE XXIV. 

PROHIBITED MATTTERS. 

At no meeting of the Camp shall current 
politics be discussed, nor shall the Camp offi- 
cially endorse any person for public office. 

ARTICLE XXV. 

AMENDMENTS. 

Any additions or amendments to these by- 
laws may be made at the annual meeting of 
the Camp, by a three-fourths vote of the mem- 
bers present : Provided, that written notice of 
the proposed amendment shall have been 
given at some regular meeting within a year 
preceding the annual meeting at which the 
amendment is offered. 



